Proverbs 16:24

KJV1611 – Modern English

Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and health to the bones.

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  • Prov 24:13-14 : 13 My son, eat honey because it is good, and the honeycomb, which is sweet to your taste. 14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul: when you have found it, then there shall be a reward, and your expectation shall not be cut off.
  • Prov 25:11-12 : 11 A word spoken at the right time is like apples of gold in settings of silver. 12 Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise rebuker to an obedient ear.
  • Prov 4:22 : 22 For they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh.
  • Ps 19:10 : 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yes, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
  • Ps 119:103 : 103 How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
  • Prov 3:8 : 8 It shall be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones.
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 There are those who speak like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
  • Prov 15:23 : 23 A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, and a word spoken in due season, how good it is!
  • Prov 15:26 : 26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD, but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
  • Prov 23:16 : 16 Yes, my inmost being shall rejoice, when your lips speak right things.
  • Prov 27:9 : 9 Ointment and perfume make the heart rejoice; so does the sweetness of a man's friend through earnest counsel.
  • Song 4:11 : 11 Your lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under your tongue; and the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
  • Jer 15:16 : 16 Your words were found, and I ate them; and your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by your name, O LORD God of hosts.
  • John 20:19-21 : 19 Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst, and said to them, Peace be to you. 20 And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. 21 Then Jesus said to them again, Peace be to you! As my Father has sent me, I also send you.
  • Deut 32:2 : 2 My teaching shall drop as the rain, my words shall distill as the dew, as the gentle rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 24:13-14
    2 verses
    78%

    13My son, eat honey because it is good, and the honeycomb, which is sweet to your taste.

    14So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul: when you have found it, then there shall be a reward, and your expectation shall not be cut off.

  • Ps 119:103
    77%

    103How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

  • Prov 4:22
    76%

    22For they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh.

  • Prov 16:23
    75%

    23The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.

  • Prov 16:21
    75%

    21The wise in heart shall be called prudent, and the sweetness of the lips increases learning.

  • Prov 22:18
    74%

    18For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; they shall all be ready on your lips.

  • Prov 3:8
    74%

    8It shall be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones.

  • Ps 19:10
    74%

    10More to be desired are they than gold, yes, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

  • Prov 15:4
    73%

    4A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it is a break in the spirit.

  • Prov 17:22
    73%

    22A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.

  • Prov 2:10
    73%

    10When wisdom enters your heart and knowledge is pleasant to your soul;

  • Prov 16:25
    73%

    25There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end are the ways of death.

  • Prov 25:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15By long forbearance a ruler is persuaded, and a gentle tongue breaks a bone.

    16Have you found honey? Eat only as much as you need, lest you be filled with it and vomit.

  • Prov 25:11
    72%

    11A word spoken at the right time is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

  • Prov 15:23-24
    2 verses
    72%

    23A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, and a word spoken in due season, how good it is!

    24The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

  • Prov 27:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

    7The full soul loathes honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

  • Prov 3:17
    72%

    17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

  • Prov 15:30
    72%

    30The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and a good report makes the bones healthy.

  • Prov 16:13
    72%

    13Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him who speaks what is right.

  • Prov 14:30
    72%

    30A sound heart is life to the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones.

  • Prov 23:16
    71%

    16Yes, my inmost being shall rejoice, when your lips speak right things.

  • Ps 141:6
    71%

    6When their judges are overthrown in rocky places, they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.

  • Prov 5:3
    71%

    3For the lips of a strange woman drip as a honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

  • Prov 18:20-21
    2 verses
    71%

    20A man's stomach will be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; he will be filled with the produce of his lips.

    21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

  • Prov 12:25
    71%

    25Anxiety in a man's heart weighs it down, but a good word makes it glad.

  • Prov 12:18
    70%

    18There are those who speak like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

  • Job 21:24
    70%

    24His sides are full of fat, and his bones are moistened with marrow.

  • Prov 15:1
    70%

    1A soft answer turns away wrath, but harsh words stir up anger.

  • Prov 12:14
    70%

    14A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the recompense of a man's hands will be rendered to him.

  • Prov 31:26
    69%

    26She opens her mouth with wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of kindness.

  • Prov 27:9
    69%

    9Ointment and perfume make the heart rejoice; so does the sweetness of a man's friend through earnest counsel.

  • Song 5:16
    69%

    16His mouth is most sweet: yes, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

  • Prov 16:16
    69%

    16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold, and to choose understanding rather than silver!

  • Prov 20:15
    69%

    15There is gold and a multitude of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

  • Prov 3:22
    68%

    22So they will be life to your soul, and grace to your neck.

  • Prov 9:17
    68%

    17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

  • Ps 55:21
    68%

    21The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

  • Prov 18:4
    68%

    4The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

  • Song 4:11
    68%

    11Your lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under your tongue; and the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

  • Job 6:25
    68%

    25How forcible are right words! But what does your arguing reprove?

  • Prov 15:13
    68%

    13A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

  • Prov 25:25
    68%

    25As cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a distant country.

  • Job 34:3
    68%

    3For the ear tries words as the mouth tastes food.

  • Prov 13:2
    68%

    2A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

  • Prov 11:30
    68%

    30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.